After writing at length in my last blog post about a line of fabrics seen online that I was using as an example in critiquing the Ribbon Box quilt pattern, the most surprising thing happened:  I fell in love with the fabrics! The line I’m referring to is “Flower Garden” by Heather Dutton of Hang Tight Studio.

I had seen snippets of the eight fabrics in the line because they were cut into 5″-wide ribbons in the version of the Ribbon Box quilt you see here . . .

. . . and I was curious to see more of the focus fabric — a directional print with birds and flowers on a dark background. So I went to the Cloud 9 Fabrics website and looked it up. Oh my! There’s so much more to the print! Take a look:

You can see the full line displayed at this link to the Cloud 9 Fabrics website:
https://cloud9fabrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Flower-Garden-catalog.pdf

In addition to photos of the fabrics, there’s a lovely write-up about Heather Dutton describing her style as bridging “the gap between retro and contemporary design with a touch of whimsy mixed in” and noting her inspiration for creating this particular line.

Friends, the more I looked at the fabrics, the more I coveted them. Before I knew it, I had ordered the focus fabric and five of the companion prints through three online sellers. The fabrics should be arriving in the next day or two.

While I could make yet another version of the Ribbon Box quilt using these fabrics, I have another pattern in mind. I need to wait till all the fabrics have arrived before making a final decision.

Surely I’m not the only one who has succumbed to such temptation . . .